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RY OF CULTURE
 
VARAHA AVATARA
 
SL
 
T
his universe was flooded with water

at that time (of creation) ; and lying on

those waters, on the bed of the great

serpent, the one Being of never-closing

eyes, closed His eyes (in mystic sleep),
bereft of any yearning and choosing

bereft of any yearning and choosing
to revel in the bliss of His own self.
 
GOVERNMENT OR
 
संस्कृति मंत्रालय
 

 
सोऽन्तश्शरीरेऽर्पितभूतसूक्ष्मः

उवास तस्मिन्सलिले पदे स्वे ।

तस्यान्तरर्थो रजसा तनीयान्

सूष्यंस्तदाऽभिद्यत नाभिदेशात् ॥
 

Enwombing the subtle essence of all

things within His body, He dwelt on

those waters which formed His abode.

The very subtle principle within Him,

desiring to evolve as a result of the active

quality, burst forth at that time through

his navel.
 

 
स पद्मकोशस्सहसोदतिष्ठत्

तस्मिन्स्वयं वेदमयो विधाता।

स्वयंभुवं यं स्म वदन्ति सोऽभूत्

न्यषीददारूढसमाधियोगः ॥